tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521137437031942219.post1680780886877312209..comments2023-12-22T04:14:07.109-06:00Comments on Annette's Book Spot: Book Review: The Dovekeepers, by Alice HoffmanAnnette Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521137437031942219.post-89566655902722986282013-09-26T02:08:25.609-05:002013-09-26T02:08:25.609-05:00I just heard about this book very recently, and th...I just heard about this book very recently, and the reviews in both the NY Times and the English Guardian were rather negative. It was interesting to read your take on it. Thank you.<br /><br />Marlene Detierro (<a href="http://www.roguerivertrips.info/services/Guides_and_Outfitters.asp" rel="nofollow">Rogue River Country</a>)Marlene Detierrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035816972520443608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521137437031942219.post-11874484631288445272012-05-24T07:00:18.767-05:002012-05-24T07:00:18.767-05:00I guess I'm a cynic, but I think there has alw...I guess I'm a cynic, but I think there has always been and will always be "sleeping around," regardless of time period, religion, societal norms, etc. And, yeah, I get the Yenta thing, but that was what made the story...Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521137437031942219.post-24605066970214771402012-05-23T22:28:41.309-05:002012-05-23T22:28:41.309-05:00It took me awhile to get into the book, but I real...It took me awhile to get into the book, but I really liked it by the end. Some parts I thought were a little pretentious. A review said it well (Wash Post or NYT or LA Times, I forget). For living 2000 years ago, these women sure seemed a lot like liberal New York feminists in their mindset. "I am Yenta, hear me roar." That and for a highly, conservative religious community, there was a lot of sleeping around. But apart for a few eye rolling things, I thought the writing was beautiful and the story enchanting.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.com